Teaching Biography
I began my teaching career at my alma mater, Bellows Falls Union High School, directly after music school. This was a very interesting experience, as I was teaching with all of my former teachers! After teaching there for two years, my position was cut back, and the Saxtons River School position opened. I was fortunate to begin teaching elementary music in this school. I continued teaching part time at both schools for the next five years. When the Central position opened, I decided that my true love was elementary education, and began teaching at Saxtons River and Central. I have kept this position for the past eight years. I have been a teacher in the WNESU for fifteen years, my entire teaching career!
I encorporate a lot of ideas and theories of the Orff-Schulwerk method of teaching music, which includes movement, singing, and instrument playing. I believe that kids should learn through the things they are best at, which often includes their "play". I believe in "doing", with a hands-on approach to learning instruments, note reading, rhythm, and all things musical!
I love teaching elementary music education! It gives me the chance to dance, sing, play instruments, tell stories, and produce concerts and plays. I enjoy the enthusiasm and excellent ideas that my students share with me. It is refreshing and exciting to share my love of music with students and staff in both schools.
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